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Botter wins ANDAM 2022 Grand Prize; Robert Wun the Prix Spécial
Botter, the duo of Rushemy Botter and Lisi Herreburgh, has won the ANDAM 2022 Grand Prize; as Robert Wun was awarded the Prix Spécial, and Anthony Alvarez of Bluemarble picked up the Pierre Bergé Prize.
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Georges Hobeika confirms son Jad as joint creative director
The Lebanese fashion designer, who will be showing at the opening of Paris Haute Couture Week on July 4, has officially named his son Jad Hobeika as his label's joint creative director.
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Max Mara cruise: Erotic feminism in Lisbon
All about the power of inspiration at Max Mara cruise, in a collection motivated by a Natália Correia, the Portuguese free-thinker, arty grand dame and café society star, presented with flourish in Lisbon on Tuesday.
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Purple Style Labs raises $10 million in Series B funding
Purple Style Labs has raised $10 million as part of a Series B funding round. The owner of Pernia’s Pop-Up Shop aims to use the funds towards its goal of bringing luxury Indian brands to global markets.
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Paul Smith and Officine Générale bring tailoring back
Paris Fashion Week presented the collections of two lovers of precise and relaxed tailoring: Sir Paul Smith and his '80's-inspired pieces and a French chic lineup by Pierre Mahéo.
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Kenzo goes back to high school, Gunther gets a taste of the country club
Nigo’s second fashion show for Kenzo saw a preppy return to the classroom and references to the brand's archives. Gunther, on the other hand, revisited femininity with an effortlessly chic collection.
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Chanel presents its next Métiers d'Art collection in Dakar
The French luxury fashion house is back to traveling far and wide and will hold its next Métiers d'Art 2022/23 show in the Senegalese capital on December 6.
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Elsewhere in Milan: Tod’s, Marcelo Burlon, Doucal’s, Woolrich, Villa Eugenie and Moorer
Milan has become the most powerful magnet for young talent and millennium dreamers in Europe, and the clothes in the Italian menswear season reflected that new found belief and boldness.
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French Federation primed to elect Bruno Pavlovsky as new president
France’s Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM) is primed to elect the senior Chanel executive Bruno Pavlovsky to be its next president at its next general assembly on July 1.
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Men's Fashion Week returns to Paris on Tuesday
From June 21 to 26, Men's Fashion Week is returning to Paris. The packed program will feature 40 physical fashion shows, eight major comebacks, three new names and numerous events, including the Marine Serre show.
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Milan menswear finalizes with Zegna in its 'Oasi'
The Milan menswear season finished Monday with a path-breaking, sprightly and jaunty Zegna collection unveiled before a giant vista of the Italian Alps, in a season longing for a return to this country’s roots.
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UK’s Sknups raises $3.5 mn; partners with Dolce&Gabbana
Sknups, a UK digital collectibles platform for fashion and beauty creators in the metaverse, has raised $3.5 million in pre-seed funding from fashion and web3 innovators.
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Global luxury outlook still strong, sales to grow at least 5% this year, says Bain
Sales of luxury goods are set to rise at least 5% this year as shoppers in the US and Europe continue to snap up high-end watches, jewelry and shoes despite political uncertainty and soaring inflation, Bain said Tuesday.
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Next generation of Italian designers stands out at Milan Fashion Week
Magliano, JordanLuca and Federico Cina, three emerging Italian labels worth keeping an eye on, have confirmed their potential at Milan Fashion Week Men, with interesting collections and highly creative ideas.
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Giorgio Armani: An elegiac display before multiple heartthrobs
Leave it to Giorgio Armani to have the most handsome heartthrob front row of this season in Milan – including successive Bridgerton stars - as he staged a brilliant display of summery elegance on Monday morning.
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Milan menswear Sunday: Prada, Etro and J.W. Anderson
Good to see a few properly cut suits in Milan, opening and more or less closing the Prada show, in a tour de force of tailoring leavened by some conceptual gingham on Sunday, as Etro and J.W. Anderson also staged shows.
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